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Ear, the Eye and the Arm
by Nancy Farmer
ISBN: 0140376410
ISBN-13: 9780140376418
Format: Paperback
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Summary
This futuristic tale, which is set in Zimbabwe in the year 2194, centers on Tendai (age 13), Rita (age 11), and Kuda (age 4), the children of the very strict General Matsika. One day, tired of living within the confines of their father's rules, they sneak out of the house, and are promptly, kidnapped. Determined to get them back home, General Matsika hires the Ear, the Eye, and the Arm-three nuclear-mutated detectives whom he hopes will be able to use their unusual powers to track down his children. Meanwhile, Tendai, Rita, and Kuda have a series of amazing adventures-all of which keep them always just out of reach of the Ear, the Eye, and the Arm. A combination adventure story and science fiction tale, THE EAR, THE EYE AND THE ARM is a 1995 Newbery Honor Book.
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Publisher: Firebird
Published date: 1995
Size: 5.25 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.55 pounds
Ages: 7 to 9
Pages: 311
Synopses
In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.
Publisher's Notes
General Matsika's children steal out of the house on a forbidden adventure--and disappear. In Zimbabwe, in the year 2194, the children's parents call in Africa's most unusual detectives--the Ear, the Eye and the Arm--who have powers far beyond those of other human beings. The children must avoid the evils of the past, the technology of the future, and a motley assortment of criminals in order to return home safely. 1995 Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Book; ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
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Farmer, Nancy; Kaplan, Deborah
New York U. S. A.: Puffin. As New 1995. Softcover. Marfree later prtg as shown; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 7.8 x 5 x 1 inches; 311 pages; \nFrom Booklist Gr. 7-10. Even readers who don't like sf will be drawn to a hero who has a sense of humor about his serious mission. In Zimbabwe in the year 2194, the military ruler's 13-year-old son and his younger brother and sister leave their technologically overcontrolled home and find themselves on a series of perilous adventures. Tendai and his siblings encounter mile-high buildings and other miracles of scientific advance; they also find fetid slums and toxic waste dumps. As they're kidnapped by gangsters, forced to slave in a plastic mine, and accused of witchcraft, they're pursued by mutant detectives, who are both bumbling and sensitive and who always seem to be just one step behind rescuing the children. In the best section, the siblings find themselves in a traditional Shona village that at first seems idyllic but turns out to also encompass fierce sexism, ignorance, and disease. Throughout the story, it's the thrilling adventure that will grab readers, who will also like the comic, tender characterizations, not only of the brave, defiant trio and the absurd detectives, but also of nearly every one the kids meet, from street gangsters and spiritual healers to the English tribespeople with their weird customs. Tendai's spiritual coming-of-age is the least interesting part of the novel, but teens will like this teenager with "a hot line to the spirit world. " Hazel Rochman From Kirkus Reviews: An author who lived for years in Africa follows a comic, well-received first novel set in present-day Mozambique (Do You Know Me, 1993) with this marvelous odyssey across Zimbabwe 200 years in the future. Tendai, 13, his sister Rita, and their little brother Kuda escape their luxurious home to explore their perilous city; Tendai's immediate aim is earning a scouting badge, but his need to prove himself--as his protective father, Chief of Security Masika, hasn't allowed him to do--is also compelling. Exploring seamy ``Cow's Guts, '' these innocents are snapped up by the vast ``She Elephant'' who presides over the mines in Dead Man's Vlei, where society's dregs scavenge toxic waste for now-rare plastics. Escaping, they find their way to the walled enclave of Resthaven, where traditional tribal ways are preserved, bad with good (``You can't yank out part of the pattern and not damage the rest'') ; and then to a treacherous old Englishwoman. Meanwhile, the three are tracked by three eponymous detectives, whose folkloric talents are ascribed to the effects of a toxic environment. Weaving African tribal language and lore (notes and glossary appended) into a rich tapestry featuring a witty projection of the future, a score of vividly realized characters, and a nonstop adventure culminating in a denouement that's at once taut, comic, and touching, Farmer has created a splendidly imaginative fantasy, just right to pair with Lowry's darker vision of control and freedom (The Giver, 1993) . (Fiction. 10+) -- ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. . ( more information)
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Farmer, Nancy
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Ear, the Eye and the Arm
Farmer, Nancy
New York: Puffin, 1995. Mass Market Paperback. Some edge wear. Touch of a crease on back wrap. Gift inscription to former owner on first page. A 1995 Newbery Honor Book. Described to me once as "young adult cyberpunk set in 22nd century Zimbabwe". ( more information)
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The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
Nancy Farmer
NY: Puffin Books, 1995. Book is in very good condition. "In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them." A 1995 Newberry Honor Book.. Very Good. Very Good/No Jacket. Softcover. ( more information)
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